We are seeking a detail-oriented Software QA Tester – Healthcare to support software testing and quality assurance activities for healthcare and life sciences applications. The candidate will assist in testing software functionality, identifying defects, validating system performance, and ensuring applications meet business requirements and quality standards.
The role involves working with healthcare software, clinical applications, laboratory systems, electronic health records (EHR), and pharmaceutical information systems. This opportunity is suitable for recent graduates with a background in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Life Sciences, or related fields who are interested in software quality assurance and healthcare technology.
Key Responsibilities
- Software Testing: Execute manual test cases to verify the functionality, usability, and reliability of healthcare and pharmaceutical applications.
- Test Case Development: Assist in preparing test scenarios, test cases, and test scripts based on business requirements and functional specifications.
- Defect Identification: Identify, document, and report software defects, inconsistencies, and unexpected system behavior.
- Healthcare Application Testing: Test healthcare systems such as EHR platforms, clinical trial applications, laboratory information management systems (LIMS), and pharmacy management software.
- Requirements Validation: Review functional requirements and verify that software applications meet specified business and user expectations.
- Test Documentation: Maintain test execution reports, defect logs, test evidence, and other quality assurance documentation.
- Regression Testing: Perform regression testing to ensure software updates and bug fixes do not affect existing functionality.
- Compliance and Data Integrity: Support testing activities related to data accuracy, security, traceability, and applicable healthcare quality requirements.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with developers, business analysts, product teams, and healthcare professionals to investigate issues and improve application quality.
- Continuous Improvement: Participate in testing reviews, follow established QA procedures, and recommend improvements to testing processes.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biotechnology, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Computer Applications, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Basic understanding of software testing principles, including manual testing, functional testing, and regression testing.
- Knowledge of test cases, test scenarios, defect reporting, and software development life cycle (SDLC) concepts.
- Familiarity with healthcare workflows, clinical research processes, pharmaceutical operations, or laboratory systems is an advantage.
- Basic understanding of databases and SQL is preferred.
- Familiarity with defect-tracking tools such as Jira or similar platforms is an advantage.
- Awareness of healthcare data privacy, data integrity, and regulatory requirements such as HIPAA and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 is beneficial.
- Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving, and attention to detail.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to document testing results accurately and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Fresh graduates and candidates with 0–2 years of relevant experience are encouraged to apply.